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Julian Barry, Who Made Lenny Bruce Into ‘Lenny,’ Dies at 92

Mr. Barry’s scripts for a hit Broadway play and later a Hollywood movie about that rule-breaking comic helped give Mr.…

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At BroadwayCon, Diversity in Theater Takes Center Stage

The eighth annual fan event will host a variety of discussions about how to diversify stages, songs and scripts. Here…

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As the Tonys Head Uptown, Step Inside the United Palace ‘Dream World’

The ceremony honoring Broadway’s top shows and performers will take place at the majestic former “Wonder Theater” in Washington Heights.

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Todd Haimes, Who Rebuilt Roundabout Theater Company, Dies at 66

After rescuing the company from bankruptcy, he turned it into a major player on Broadway and one of the largest…

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How the Broadway Community Is Trying to Block a Times Square Casino

A new coalition, organized by the Broadway League, has formed to defeat a casino proposal backed by Caesars and Jay-Z.

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The Broadway Star Phillipa Soo Sings Her Favorite Pop Song

In a new revival of “Camelot,” updated by Aaron Sorkin, the actress finds humanity in the legend of King Arthur…

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In ‘Thanksgiving Play,’ the Pageantry of ‘Well-Meaning’ White People

As Larissa FastHorse worked with the Broadway cast of “The Thanksgiving Play,” which centers on four white people trying to…

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For Burt Bacharach, ‘Promises, Promises’ Was One Broadway Hit Too Many

The perfectionist composer was content with being a one-hit musical-theater wonder, calling the experience the hardest thing he had ever…

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The Black Musical That May Have Inspired Gershwin

I have, over the transom, received the paperback edition of a book that escaped me last year, to my regret.…

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‘Ohio State Murders,’ Starring Audra McDonald, to Close on Broadway

The 75-minute memory play by Adrienne Kennedy had been scheduled to run until Feb. 12; it will close on Jan.…

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